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Modeling of the mode dynamics generated by Madison Symmetric Torus machine utilizing a modified sine-Gordon equation

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In this paper, a new dynamic model is presented for the experimental data generated by the Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) machine. The model is based on a modified sine-Gordon (SG) dynamic equation. The modified sine-Gordon equation model effectively captures the behavior of the slinky mode in reversed-field pinch experiments. In addition, this paper demonstrates how the derived model accurately describes the behavior of the localized magnetohydrodynamic mode (slinky mode) that appears in reversed-field pinch toroidal magnetic confinement systems. The modified SG equation model is solved analytically by using the perturbation method. The resulting model is fit to match a variety of experimental results in the MST reversed-field pinch experiment. The efficacy of the newly developed model in effectively representing the slinky mode is verified by comparing obtained analytical solution to experimentally measured data.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank S. C. Prager, and A. F. Almagri from the MST scientific research group at University of Wisconsin-Madison for providing the experimental data taken at MST.

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Funding was provided by Public Authority of Applied Education and Training (Grant No. TS16-11).

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    Hameed K. Ebraheem, Nizar J. Alkhateeb & Ebraheem K. Sultan

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This work is supported and funded by the Public Authority of Applied Education and Training, Research Project No. (TS-16-11).

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Ebraheem, H.K., Alkhateeb, N.J. & Sultan, E.K. Modeling of the mode dynamics generated by Madison Symmetric Torus machine utilizing a modified sine-Gordon equation. Nonlinear Dyn 93, 1989–2001 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-018-4302-2

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